St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-16
TROUBLESOME INDIANS.
The YanktOn Sioux Not All Law
Abiding Citizens---Army Notes.

Abiding Citizens---Army Notes.
Gen. Terry yesterday issued orders
detailing the following officers as judges
of the infantry contests at the interna-
tional military encampment to be held
Oct. 1 to 20, viz: Lieut.-COl. Joseph S.
Conrad, Twenty-second infantry, Fort
Lyon, Col; Lieut.-Col. William FL. Jor-
dan, Nineteenth infantry, Fort Clark,
Tex; Maj. William j. Lyster, Sixth in
fantry, Fort Douglas, Utah. The Off
GERS detailed will report in Chicago on
the Goth inst.
First Lieut.. Hobart K. Bailey, Fifth
infantry, having reported in person to
Gen. Miles, is announced as judge adj
vOcate of the department of Arizona.
The major general commanding the
division of the Missouri has designated
First Lieut.. nj. w. Day, Ninth cavalry,
to inspect the beef cattle at the Rosebud
Indian agency during the current fiscal
year.
Maj. Frederick Mears, Twenty-fifth
infantry, is relieved from further duty
at Fort SiSSeton, Oak, to enable him to
go to David's island, New York harbor,
and assume command of that depot of
the recruiting service.
George Washington Barton. pivot
flank of Col. BentZOne's Company B,
Twenty-fifth infantry, at Fort Smelling,
and who evidently never heard of An
nanias, conceived the idea few DAYS
since that the atmosphere of Minneapo-
lis would benefit him, and abSented him
self from his command for about TWEEN
ty-four hours in viewing the sights of
the sawdust city. When he returned to
his post he caused to be written to his
company commander letter explain
ing that his unauthorized absence was
due to his having been arrested by the
Minneapolis police. Investigation
that quality which characterized his
nameSake, and a court-martial has just,
determined that he shall have 'seYarv
night inn for the period of three months
and donate to the conscience fund,, the
sum of $40 per month of his pay for the
same period ----|
On friday last Indian Agent Kinney
and Special Agent West, of the Yank-
ton, Oak, agency, telegraphed the sec
rotary of the interior that about thirty
bucks Of the Yankton Sioux threatened
violence to the surveyors and special
agents under whose supervision allOt-
ments of land are being made, and
which threats extended to and included
luOSO VI lI1DC WIN Hdu dCcGpUtU
such allotmentS. Under instructions
from division headquarters Gen. Kruger,
department commander, telegraphed
the commanding officer at Fort Randall
to communicate with the agent
and take necessary action to pre-
vent trouble and enforce the laws.
To this the following reply was received
by the department commander: That
two companies. four officers and sixty
four enlisted men, had been sent to
agency under Capt. A. r. Brinkerhoff.
While expecting nothing serious it had
been deemed advisable to send force
sufficient to Oyerawe, rather than invite,
opposition, The trouble was due to mis-
management and consisted in threats of
violence in case the surveys are con-
tinued. The surveying party was in
Inundated and driven in. An inspector
on the ground reports that twO-thirds of
these Indians desire allotments and that
the thirty obstructiOniSts belong to the
nOn-prOgreSsiye element. To his letter
of request to the secretary of war, Act
ing Secretary Mufdrow says: sit is the
desire of the department that the taking
of the allotment of lands under the sew
crafty act of Feb. 8, 1887, shall be vol
untary on the part of the Indians ac-
| cepting them, and that all coercive
measures be avoided, especially the en-
! plOyment of military force, except where
| absolutely necessary to protect the In
| dams willingly taking allotments, in the
| possession and enjoyment of the same"